{"data": {"schema": "publicfeed.update.v1", "id": "PIB-2324322", "url": "https://publicfeed.in/orders/PIB-2324322", "headline": "Sanitation worker becomes entrepreneur through NAMASTE scheme support", "summary": "The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment reported on 16 October 2026 that a sanitation worker from Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, transitioned to self-employment using the Swachhta Udyami Yojana (SUY) under the NAMASTE scheme. The individual received a capital subsidy of ₹3.64 lakh and a loan of ₹5.91 lakh during 2021–22 to purchase a desludging vehicle. This support allowed the worker to increase his monthly earnings from ₹12,000 to approximately ₹60,000–₹65,000. The release does not say when the scheme takes effect for new applicants.", "key_points": ["Total project cost for the desludging vehicle was ₹9.55 lakh", "Financial support included a ₹3.64 lakh capital subsidy and a ₹5.91 lakh loan", "Monthly income increased from ₹12,000 to between ₹60,000 and ₹65,000", "Support was provided during the 2021–22 period"], "issued_date": "2026-10-16", "listing_date": "2026-10-16", "document": {"form": "Press release", "number": "2324322", "type": "Press release", "legal_character": "informational_communication", "functions": ["announces"], "cites": ["Swachhta Udyami Yojana (SUY) under the National Action for Mechanised Sanitation Ecosystem (NAMASTE) Scheme"]}, "issuer": "Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment", "department": "Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment", "source": {"key": "pib", "name": "Press Information Bureau", "site": "pib.gov.in", "official_url": "https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=2324322"}, "topics": ["sanitation workers", "entrepreneurship", "financial assistance"], "reader_topics": ["Government services"], "intent": "updates", "states": ["up"], "national": false, "places": ["Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh"], "applies_to": ["one sanitation worker"], "dates": [{"kind": "period_start", "date": "2021-01-01", "wording": "2021–22", "what": "receipt of financial assistance", "counts_from": null}], "revision": "66e57a663144da72", "recorded_at": "2026-10-16T10:06:56.848032+00:00", "provenance": {"method": "ai_summary", "automated_check": "pass", "human_review": "pending"}}, "meta": {"schema": "publicfeed.update.v1", "count": 1, "next": null, "plan": "free", "feed_updated_at": "2026-10-23T21:40:35.949254+00:00", "generated_at": "2026-10-23T22:21:15+00:00"}, "attribution": "Data: PublicFeed (https://publicfeed.in), summarising official documents linked in each record. Summaries are AI-generated and not legal advice; the official original is the authority.", "license": "https://publicfeed.in/terms#data-licence"}